Whatcom at 62,132 votes counted

This is the third night of counting ballots in Whatcom County. There have been 62,132 ballots counted. There are 24,000 ballots left to count as of tonight. The combined totals of counted + uncounted ballots for the last three nights are: 65378, 75869, 86132.  Each round of voting has seen an acceleration in the combined total. This is where we stand now:

Number of Registered Voters:	116576
Total Ballots Cast:	62132
Ballots Left to Count:	24000

There has been a substantial shift to more progressive/liberal/Democratic votes over the last two rounds of ballot counting. It is entirely possible that Whatcom County votes are saving Patty Murray and Rick Larsen their seats. (And that says something remarkable and flexible about Whatcom County progressives, particularly after some progressives were  thrown in jail  for their anti-war efforts at Larsen's office. )  Lytton and Morris totals are approaching 60% of the vote, the modern landslide margins of victory. Linville and Wiggins continue to close the gap on their opponents in Whatcom County. Jean Melious has not seen any benefit from from this tendency, which surprises me because the other countywide races and the 40th state district races have.


[Whatcom County Results for 11/4/2010 with 24,000 ballots left to count]

Patty Murray	31409	61096	51.41
Dino Rossi	29687	61096	48.59
John Koster	29321	61056	48.02
Rick Larsen	31735	61056	51.98
Dan Kristiansen	5	7	71.43
Eleanor Walters	2	7	28.57
Kirk Pearson	6	6	100
Kristine Lytton	10213	17042	59.93
Mike Newman	6829	17042	40.07
Jeff Morris	10122	17036	59.42
John Swapp	6914	17036	40.58
Doug Ericksen	26040	43190	60.29
Pat Jerns	17150	43190	39.71
Jason Overstreet	23060	43104	53.5
Al Jensen	20044	43104	46.5
Vincent Buys	22187	43474	51.04
Kelli Linville	21287	43474	48.96
David S. McEachran	43014	43014	100
Jim Johnson	39197	39197	100
Barbara Madsen	37771	37771	100
Richard B. Sanders	25663	49797	51.54
Charlie Wiggins	24134	49797	48.46
Jean Melious	23918	54240	44.1
Tony Larson	30322	54240	55.9